// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Edinburgh?
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, scores 49% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #119 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
49%
Rank
#119 / 213
Criteria present
33 / 82
Evidence coverage
56.1%
Edinburgh's smart city score by area
8 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 7 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 4 not assessed
10 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Edinburgh is strong
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
Evidence highlights
Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Edinburgh has an air quality monitoring network, as evidenced by local air quality management reports from the City of Edinburgh Council and the national airquality.scot website.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/15268/local-air-quality-management-reportsAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Real-time AQ open data
Real-time air quality open data is available through the airquality.scot website.
https://airquality.scot/Citizen Engagement & Participation · 311-style issue reporting
The City of Edinburgh Council provides an online portal for citizens to report various issues.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/reportCitizen Engagement & Participation · Online consultation platform
The City of Edinburgh Council operates a 'Consultation Hub' for online public engagement and participation.
https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/About this assessment
Edinburgh was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.